Tommy Taylor

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Tommy Taylor
Personnel
Surname Thomas Taylor
birthday January 29, 1932
place of birth Barnsley ,  England
date of death February 6, 1958
Place of death Munich ,  Germany
size 193 cm
position Center Forward
Juniors
Years station
Smithies United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1949-1953 Barnsley FC 44 0(26)
1953-1958 Manchester United 166 (112)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1953-1957 England 19 0(16)
1 Only league games are given.

Thomas Taylor (born January 29, 1932 in Barnsley , † February 6, 1958 in Munich ) was an English football player .

life and career

Tommy Taylor was one of the Manchester United players who died in the crash of BEA Flight 609 . He began his football career for one of his employer's football clubs - a coal mine called Smithies United. At the age of 16, Taylor received an offer from Barnsley FC . In 1953, the center forward came to Manchester United for a record sum of around € 44,000. Taylor scored two goals on his debut. After very successful games with the Red Devils, his coach and manager at the time, Matt Busby, received an offer from Inter Milan for the equivalent of around € 95,000 , which Busby turned down. Up until his death, Taylor played 19 times for the English national football team and scored 16 goals. In total, he played 191 times for ManUnited and scored 131 goals. The center forward was a member of the English national team for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and was eliminated from the selection in the quarter-finals.

successes

  • Twice English champions (1956, 1957) with Manchester United
  • Participation in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland

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personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taylor, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnsley
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1958
Place of death Munich